Once-Lost TV: The Veil (with Boris Karloff)- 'The Return of Madam Vernoy'

 Another week and another look at this long-lost Show.  Let's look beyond...

In 'The Return of Madam Vernoy,' a man in India wants to marry his dream girl.

There's just one problem- she's gained the memories of her past life and wants to meet 'her husband.'
A simple 'no' would suffice!

He thinks that he can get her to abandon this craziness and joins her on the trip to see the Husband.

If she's crazy, how does she know where he lives?

The Husband- who lost her 20 years ago- and the Son are joined by his Professor friend (Karloff).  They plan to send the Son to America...but can't tell him that they are broke.

So let's address the elephant in the room- the Son is played by *sigh* George Hamilton.

No, really.  What in the what, 1950s?!?

Ahem.

Alright, anyhow, she shows up and tells her story.  He doesn't believe her.

The Husband, Karloff and the 'Wife' try to work things out.

She loves him.  He doesn't know her.
She knows all about him.  He sees her as a confusing stranger.

He tells her that he can't love her, all things considered.

She mournfully accepts that, but gives him a parting gift- revealing where he hid the jewels that once belonged 'to her.'  Now he can pay for his...Indian Son to go to America.  The End.

An interesting Episode...if you can ignore the obvious issues.  Yes, George Hamilton is playing (at best) a Half-Indian Man.  The Mother is played by an Austrian Actress (see her super-complex name in the Stinger below).  I'm 99% sure that the Actress who played Santha and the Actor who played Rama aren't remotely Indian (or anything close).  Weird coincidence: both of them only have 3 Acting Credits (counting this).  So yeah, this is not the place to look for Representation.  Ignoring that for a moment, we get an interesting story that feels like something from One Step Beyond.  There's still like 80 more Episodes of that Show I haven't covered- FYI.  The Acting is pretty good.  I don't believe a word of this story as far as it being 'based on a real event' (obviously), but they back up the narrative well.  How does she know all of this stuff?  It makes you wonder- again, only in the context of the story.  It would have to be some pretty crazy coincidences for her to know all that she does.  Speaking of coincidences, the Actor who played 'Armand' (the Husband) was in Funny Face and so was the lady that played the Mother.  To make matters extra funny, her character name was 'Armande.'  Random trivia!  There are no monsters or freaky things in this one- just a strange tale of reincarnation.  Hey- not everything has to be scary in October, right?  I mean, if you want something scary, imagine being named 'Iphigenie Castiglioni' when you were a small child and being asked to spell your name for the Class!

Is it worth covering more of this Show?  It's all on YouTube and like (apparently!), so let me know if you think I should.